Paicines in San Benito County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Tres Pinos/Paicines

By Andrew Ruppenstein

1. Tres Pinos/Paicines Marker

Inscription.

Tres Pinos/Paicines. . The original town of Tres Pinos had been here for more than a decade when its post office opened on January 24, 1971. The town lost use of its name after August 12, 1873, when the Southern Pacific Railroad opened the Tres Pinos Station 4.7 miles away. The town changed its name to Grogan on August 4, 1874, and the Tres Pinos post office re-opened near the train station six days later. On October 10, 1874, the former town of Tres Pinos assumed its current name, taken from the nearby Rancho Cienega de los Paicines. . .

April 17, 2004 . Monterey Viejo Chapter 1846 . E Clampus Vitus.

The original town of Tres Pinos had been here for more than a decade when its post office opened on January 24, 1971. The town lost use of its name after August 12, 1873, when the Southern Pacific Railroad opened the Tres Pinos Station 4.7 miles away. The town changed its name to Grogan on August 4, 1874, and the Tres Pinos post office re-opened near the train station six days later. On October 10, 1874, the former town of Tres Pinos assumed its current name, taken from the nearby Rancho Cienega de los Paicines.

April 17, 2004
Monterey Viejo Chapter 1846
E Clampus Vitus

Erected 2004 by Monterey Viejo Chapter 1846, E Clampus Vitus.

Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.

Location. 36° 43.719′ N, 121° 16.693′ W. Marker is in Paicines, California, in San Benito County. Marker is at the intersection of Panoche Road and California Highway 25, on the left when traveling west on Panoche Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paicines CA 95043, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. New Idria Mine (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Limekiln Monorail

More about this marker. The marker is mounted on a cement monument set alongside a fence on the south side of Panoche Road, about 200 feet east of the intersection with Highway 25. The monument is partly obscured by a pine tree, and thus easy to miss if heading east on Panoche Rd.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2014, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. 4. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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